The future of the Arab nation : challenges and options / / Khair el-Din Haseeb ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910956506803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon, : Routledge, 2012
• ISBN: 1-136-25185-5; 1-280-77674-9; 9786613687135; 1-136-25186-3; 0-203-10499-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (535 p.)
• Collana: Routledge Library Editions: The Arab Nation
• Disciplina: 303.49174927; 320.9174927
• Soggetti: Arab countries History; Arab countries Forecasting
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Translation of: Mustaqbal al-ummah al-Arabiyah.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [496]-509) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; The Future of the Arab Nation; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Conventions; Introduction to the 2012 Edition; Introduction to the English-language edition: Professor Roger Owen; Introduction: Khair el-Din Haseeb; Part I: Analysis of the prospects of the future of the Arab world: aims and methodology; 1. The aims of the study and its relation to previous studies of the Arab world; Why study the future?; Why the Arab world?; The outcome of previous studies; The need for a new study; 2. The selected methodology; The role of prospective analysis in future studiesThe special characteristics of prospective analysis methodology; Components and hypotheses; Part II: The basis for prospective analysis: the past, the present and the critical features of a changing world; 3. The legacy and lessons of the past; From the seventh century to the Arab country state; The colonial invasion and the rise of state nationalism; 4. The present: positive and negative aspects; The present Arab situation; The present situation of society and the state; The economic situation; The extent ; of political achievement; 5. International horizons and entry into the twenty-firstcenturyThe economic future; Scientific and technological prospects; International cultural values and trends; The Arabs and the international power struggle; Part III: Future Arab scenarios: reality, potentiality and the ability to pay the price; 6. The true Arab potential: a look into the future; The appropriateness of the database; Human resources; Water and agricultural land; Mineral resources; 7. The scenario of division: Limited prospects and probability of fragmentation; Introduction; The international and regional orders; Economic developments in the scenarioSocio-economic interactions; The implications of the scenario for society and the state; The end result; Policy options: a struggle for survival; Conclusion; 8. The scenario of co-ordination and co-operation: the difficulties of standing firm in the face of international circumstances; Introduction; The general outline of the scenario; Factors underlying the mounting challenges and a more effective response to them; The driving forces behind inter-Arab co-operation; Economic developments within the context of this scenario; The international and regional contextsThe social implications of the scenario; The end result; Policies and mechanisms; Conclusion; 9. The scenario of Arab unity: a desire for change and theworld of large entities; Introduction; Preconditions for the scenario; The general features of the scenario; The implications of the scenario for society and the state; The foreign relations of the Arab federal state; The developmental prospects of the Arab federal state; Requirements; Conclusion; Part IV: Bridges to the future: a debate concerninginstruments for the conception and planningof change; 10. Conclusion: What next?
• Sommario/riassunto: What is the place of the Arab states as a new world order emerges? How can the Arab world respond positively to change as the new Europe emerges, political relationships are restructured, and the information revolution transforms the global economy? To what extent are the Arab states in danger of falling prey to increasing disunity and fragmentation? The book is the result of a major research programme in which Arab social scientists outline some of the paths which could be taken by the Arab world over the next 25 years. It presents a detailed analysis of resources in the Arab world